Sorry, Colorado Springs: The Top 10 Most 'Bible Minded' Cities in America

The American Bible Society has partnered with The Barna Group to identify America's most "Bible-minded" cities, based on "highest combined levels of regular Bible reading and belief in the Bible's accuracy."

"While the Bible Belt performed strongly, Colorado Springs, Colo., deemed the No. 1 "holiest city" by Men's Health just two years ago, has now fallen to the middle of the pack," noted ABS. "And, debunking any sense of a single, monolithic region, other stereotypically known Bible Belt cities fell to the mid-range rankings include Houston, Texas; Tulsa, Okla.; and San Antonio, Texas."

More interestingly: "A closer look at the findings showed a trend related to population density. Of the top 25 Bible-minded markets, only three have a population of greater than 1 million households: Charlotte, N.C., Nashville, Tenn., and Raleigh/Durham, N.C."

By contrast, the least Bible-minded cities (RNS offers a photo tour of these as well):